**Summary**:
Drive the strategic planning and execution of medical booths, communications at congresses.
**About the Role**:
**Profile Summary**:
- In matrix environment, represents US Medical interests across multi-disciplinary teams (e.g., Content Development teams, medical strategy teams, and field medical to ensure alignment and maximization of SciComms tactics in support of the US medical strategy for medical congresses.
- Collaborates with US cross-functional teams to drive comprehensive congress narrative and prioritizations.
- Implement innovative and impactful medical communication tactics working closely with Digital Strategy, Scientific Communication leads, medical/legal/regulatory review teams in compliance with Novartis policies and facilitate best-practice sharing and operational excellence.
- Support vendor management and selection for third party medical communication activities in line with Novartis policies.
- Oversees the lifecycle management of virtual and in person Congress materials that includes and not limited to:
- Communicating review and approval timelines for medical materials.
- Routing materials to agency partners for channel execution.
- Maintaining the master graphics grid for both in person and virtual Congress updates as aligned with US Scientific Communications Leads.
- Contributes to key activities related to strategic conference management (e.g.,



contributes to the development of medical messaging and pipeline priorities at key medical congresses as aligned with medical priorities).
- Provides strategic input on medium of content development.
**Experience Required**:
- 6 years pharmaceutical industry, with primary focus on Medical Communications.
**Skills/Qualifications**:
- Fluent English (oral and written).
- Understanding of Medical Communications processes and principles in the Healthcare and Pharma/Biotech industries preferred.
- Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/degree in life science/healthcare.
- Project / Program Management experience.
**Other requirements**:
- Ability to communicate and lead in a cross-functional environment.
- Solid understanding of procurement processes, budget, and resource management.
- Strong understanding of medical congress planning and booth planning.
- Experience in managing 3rd party agencies
- Medical Communication Expertise.
- Travel internationally/domestically as required.
Division
Operations
Business Unit
Universal Hierarchy Node
Location
Mexico
Site
INSURGENTES
Company / Legal Entity
MX06 (FCRS = MX006) Novartis Farmacéutica S.A. de C.V.
Functional Area
Research & Development
Job Type
Full time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No
**Accessibility and accommodation**:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.

📌 Medical Affairs - Congress & Conference Manager (Xico)
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